CHEW #5 (Brisk)

CHEW is a 12-week training series for maintaining and improving wintertime fitness. Be prepared for hills and climbing! 

Ride Start: For CHEW 5 we'll meet at the Bear Creek Park & Ride in Redmond. Be there, ready to go at the time listed above. Restrooms are not available at the start, but we will stop early for a restroom break at mile 1.8. 
Steady riders will meet closer to the south end of the lot, Brisk will toward the north end of the lot, and Moderate can gather in the middle. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done, so make sure you arrive early.  All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate.

Route: From the Park & Ride we'll head east to Perrigo Park where there are rest rooms.  Then we head south and out 202 to attack Sahalee hill. Back down to East Lake Sammamish before going back up Louis Thompson. We then go south through Issaquah and over to our big climb of the day, Montreux via NW Village Park Drive. After a short break, we go up through Bellevue, the Microsoft campus and back to the park and ride. 
Please note the rain route listed in the additional links, and download that too, just in case.

Stops: We will stop early for a restroom break at mile 1.8 and at the halfway point for restrooms/water/coffee/snacks at the Starbucks on Lakemont Blvd SE at mile 23.

Pace: Riders should be able to sustain the appropriate pace which can vary depending on grade and tail or head winds. On hills, we will climb and descend at our own pace, and regroup when needed. A rider who is significantly under the pace of the overall group may have to either drop to a slower pace or continue the ride on their own. We will also observe speed limits on multi-use paths/trails (sometimes 15 MPH or even 10 MPH). 

Fenders! Please be considerate of your fellow riders and have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Things to bring: a spare tube and tools to fix a flat (just in case); a phone; ID; cash and/or credit card; ORCA card; water and a small snack. It's also recommended to have a navigation device or at least access to the RWGPS route on your phone, in case you need to finish the ride on your own.

Note: If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed in the Weather Status or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Director will cancel the ride and all registered riders will be sent a notification email. If the ride is cancelled at least two hours before the start, Ride Leader(s) will not be at the start location. Please check before leaving for the ride.

We hope you can join us!